Question

Why are interstitial compounds well known for trasition metals?

Answer 1

Transition metals are large in size and contain lots of interstitial sites. transition elements can trap atoms of other elements such as H,C,N in the interstitial sites of their crystal lattices.

Answer 2

Answer:

Transition metals are large in size and they also contain lots of interstitial sites.

These interstitial sites can be used to trap atoms of other elements (that have small atomic size), such as H, C, N. The compounds resulting are called interstitial compounds.

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